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Tuesday, March 05, 2013

"When I'm not writing..." with Sarah Tranter + giveaway!

Sarah Tranter Our first "When I'm not writing..." guest post for the month of March comes from Sarah Tranter! Sarah's debut novel, NO SUCH THING AS IMMORTALITY, was recently released by Choc Lit (great pub name!) and it should definitely appeal to all of the paranormal romance lovers out there. Sarah's put together a lovely post for us today and I hope you'll enjoy it!

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I count myself very lucky to be a writer. I am doing something I love and the flexibility writing generally offers means I can be there for my family. I am a mummy to two boys (nine and six). I write when the boys are in school or in bed, knowing that when they are at home and conscious there’s not a hope. It’s safe to say my boys occupy the vast majority of my non-writing time. Much of the rest is occupied with all those endless housey things like washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning, toilet scrubbing etc etc etc. And the boys are behind most of that, too. Particularly the last one. It may just be my boys. I’m not sure I want to know the answer. But far far too much time is spent on that particular task in my house.

There is also the running of the menagerie. There are other animals within the family (nope ― not my husband. Not very often anyway). There is a giant black dog that is pretty much half horse (he grew and hasn’t stopped), two cats and nine rescue chicken. No doubt there are also several other creatures within the house that shouldn’t be in the house and which I thankfully know nothing about. My youngest has a fondness for the creepie-crawlie kind.

Avebury Stone Ring and my boys by Sarah Tranter

The family-writing balance generally works well. Although I still question how we all survived the last six-week long school summer holidays. I found myself juggling edits for No Such Thing as Immortality (at that stage you realise writing may not be as flexible as you first thought), the boys at home (and conscious for much of the time) ― with the minor complication of two broken arms. One on each boy. Add to that a sick dog, two poorly chicken ― and constant refereeing (plaster casts swung very hard make excellent weapons) ― and you get the idea.

But I wouldn’t have my life any other way. If you remove the last summer holidays from the equation as I never want to go there again. And add another twelve hours to each day so I can spend quality one to one time with my husband and I can do justice to my reading passion. Those two I would love to spend more of my non-writing life with.

Writing is my entertainment ― as is my family. My boys can, sometimes, be very entertaining. To give you an idea, my eldest wants to be the funniest man in the world when he grows up (which goes down even better at school than it does at home). He will be busy because he also wants to play professional football for Chelsea and be a millionaire food critic (he has started young with the food-critiquing). My youngest wants to be an artist ― whilst moonlighting as a lollypop man for nocturnal animals such as badgers, deer and foxes. Far too often as I drive the boys to school along our country lanes, we find animals who have been hit by cars the night before. He, very touchingly, wants to spend his nights helping them cross the road safely.

Wiltshire White Horses by Sarah Tranter

As you can probably guess by the description of the wildlife and the drive to school, we live in the countryside. In rural Wiltshire, England ― renowned for Stonehenge and its White Horses. We live very close to one of those White Horses and the walks and views are stunning. A little further away are the standing stones of Avebury. Visiting Avebury is a favourite pastime for us all. Whilst not as well known as Stonehenge, the walks around the stones are stunning and the ancient burial sites, particularly popular with the boys.

Avebury Stone Ring by Sarah Tranter

So there you go. A taster of my non-writing existence. It is not very exciting I’m afraid. No officially recognised dangerous sports to fascinate you with. But I’m happy with it. Very happy in fact ― and I count my blessings.

Thank you so very much for inviting me to post. It’s such a great site and a real privilege.

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Thank you kindly for stopping by, Sarah, and writing such a wonderful post! Your menagerie sounds quite overwhelming! ;)

For more information about Angie and her books, check out her website or follow her on Facebook or Twitter.

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Here's the scoop on NO SUCH THING AS IMMORTALITY:

No Such Thing as Immortality by Sarah TranterThere’s a fine line between bloodlust and lust…

Nate knows he should run in the opposite direction. But something about Rowan makes him feel alive, quite a feat considering he’s been dead for over 200 years!

What he doesn’t know is that Rowan has been lied to all her life. When the truth begins to emerge, is Nate the only one who can protect her, or is he the thing she should fear above all else?

No Such Thing as Immortality is Choc Lit's version of Twilight told solely from the hero's perspective - the vampire.

Read an excerpt

Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository

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giveaway

Sarah is generously providing two (2) copies of NO SUCH THING AS IMMORTALITY to two lucky readers
(print or e-copy -- winner's choice)!

To enter the giveaway, obey the Rafflecopter!

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Jenn

Born and raised in the Toronto area, Jenn moved to St. John's, Newfoundland, eight years ago for school. She's still in school (thankfully on another degree!), now trapped in her dissertation. When she's not dissertating, which happens more often than it should, Jenn spends her time reading, watching movies, playing volleyball, travelling, and enjoying the local music scene. Her latest addictions: yoga and Almond Crunch cereal.

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  1. A fantastic blog post and a brill giveaway too! :) hope i win tehe! I noticed you love the black dagger brotherhood books, lords of the underworld and immortals after dark. all amazing series! :) have you read the midnight breed series by Lara Adrian? xox

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    1. Thank you, Abbey - good luck with the giveaway. And a big fat yes to the black dagger brotherhood. I'm going to have to check out Lara Adrian. Thank you again :) X

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  3. I haven't read many that are from the male's point of view! And I've had several cats!!! Love them!

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    1. I love cats, too. Let me know what you think about the male POV. It allows for deepr characterisation in the hero - I hope, LOL. Thank you so much for commenting X

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  4. This sounds great! I'd love to hear the story through the hero's POV. I don't have a menagerie other than books all over my house ;). Thank you so much.

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    1. Thank you :) Hope you enjoy it. From the comments I'm receiving from readers, contacting me as they want book 2 - Nate seems to appeal :) Thank you for taking the time to comment. X

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  5. Loved this post. Sarah is a new Author for me but no longer. I love the sound of No Such Thing As Mortality. Sounds so intriguing and look forward to reading it. Thanks for the interview. The pictures are beautiful.
    Carol L
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

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    1. Thank you :) So pleased you are liking the sound of it and we've been introduced :) Do let me know what you think. Thank you so much again for your lovely comments - and for posting :) X

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  6. Love your photos! I wish I lived there.. I don't have a dog but I would love to, I have the cutest white bunny in the world lol :) Thank you for the international giveaway.

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    1. Thank you, Kristia :) There's pros and cons living here - I do miss the city sometimes I must say - but the boys love it and are real country bumpkins. Wow - Do you allow your bunny in the house?:) Thank you so much for commenting X

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  7. Thanks for sharing! Congrats to Sarah on the new release! I have 3 dogs. Small, medium and large :) They are my "kids". My youngest is my avatar when he was 4 months old.

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    1. Thank you :) 3 dogs?! You are so much braver than me - same applied to the kids comment - I stopped at 2 :) Your youngest is gorgeous. And seriously I love dogs. They become family don't they? Thank you:) X

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  8. No menagerie at present. Do children count?

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    1. LOL Mary - Oh yes! Children most definitely count :) X

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  9. Thank you so much for hosting me - and for your lovely comments. I'm sorry re the delay - have been poorly and feeling very sorry for myself. Timing sucked! :) X







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  11. Hi! Thanks for this chance :) The book sounds really good! I like when the book is from a male POV, as many others up there :) But the ''rage'' thing really intrigued me! As for the menagerie, I don't have any, lost my ferret a few months ago :(

    Thanks again!

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    1. Thank you - am very pleased to have intrigued:} Oh no re your ferret. So sorry to hear :( X

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  12. I dont have a menagerie!! Ive read a few male POV and really enjoyed them. Love the cover of the book and it sounds awesome :)

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    1. Thank you, Natalie. If you like male POV this one should be right up your street X PS Menageries tend to creep up on you :)

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